Ammunition



July 18, 1944. c. 1.. WAINWRIGHT AMMUNIT ION Filed March 6, 1942 titled Chemical gun-trap," 379,608, filed February 19, 1941, and issued No- Patented July 18, 1944 UNITED armcmrron Charles L Wainwright, San Bernardlno, Calif. Application'March 6,1942, Serial No. 433,531

(c1. ta -a4) 2 Claims. As thetitle indicates, the subject matter of the instant invention relates, in general, to ammunition. However, as a further reading will show, the presentinvention is particularly concerned witha cartridge so modified and adapted as to form an adjunct or appurtenance for the device oi my co-pending application for patent, en-

Serial Number vember 10, 1942, as Patent No. 2,301,764.

In gun-traps of the character contemplated in the above entitled application, a detachable barrel is positioned upon the gun apparatus and the barrel is adapted to receive a conventional brass cartridge of suitable caliber, the cartridge being fired by impact or a firing pin, and the barrel serving to confine and direct the explosive force in the sense that gun barrels are usually employed. V

The practice heretofore prevailing in the art has borne the inherent handicap of wastefulness in as much as after use each cartridge case was discarded or thrown away, and this practice,

inview ofthe considerable numbers of cartridges used, represents a great economic waste, especially in critical times such as we are now experiencing.

Accordingly I have conceived a new arrangement inIWhlch a cartridge case is so modified as to be directly attachable to the body of a gun adapted to fire the same, thereby efiecting a distinct economy of metal in the case of the am munition, for after use, the cartridge case is rea loaded for further user Therefore, an object of the present invention is to form an article of manufacture possessing the inherent attributes of a cartridge and gun barrel for the purpose of containing and directing an explosive charge.

A further object of the invention is to provide a type of ammunition which after use may be re- .filled for subsequent use.

Another object of the invention is to provide an article of manufacture adapted to serve as a car- Still another object of the invention is to provide an article of manufacture comprising a cartridge loaded with a lethal charge and being adapted to be detachablysecured upon a gun mechanism, the article being further adapted to be taken in whole or in part within the mouth of an animal and being provided with an annular flange at its outer end whereby a grip may be provided to prevent the teeth of the animal from slipping therefrom.

Still other objects of the invention reside in the provision of low cost ammunition adapted to a particular use, and which is readily re-loaded for subsequent use.

Other objects, ieatures and advantages of the I invention may be observed from the accompanytion.

ing drawing, the specification, and the subjoined claims.

In the drawing, there being one sheett:

Figure 1 is a utility view showing the method of planting or locating the gun upon which the cartridge of this invention is placed and the method of approachthereto by an animal.

Figure 2 is a view showing the cartridge of this invention secured upon a gun appa atus, the cargidge and part of the gun being shown in sec Figure 3 is a slde elevation of the cartridge 01 this invention. a

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the cartridge.

Figure 5 is a view taken along line 5-5, Figure 3, showing the cartridge in end elevation.

Figure 6 is a view taken along line 6-8, Figure 3, showing the cartridge in transverse sec- Figure 7 is a view taken along line I-'l, Figure 3, showing the cartridge in front elevation.

Figure 8 is a longitudinalsectional elevation in which the cartridge is shown in. loaded condition and has an animal lure or bait secured over and upon the discharge end thereof.

The "device ,ID of this invention, as the title indicates, refers to ammunition in the general sense that it is employed as a lethal weapon to destro predatory animals.

Reference to the several figures of the drawing will show that the device I0 comprises a metallic tube l2 adapted tcrecelve a charge of explosive l4 and a lethal charge or load l6 separated by wadding l8, while adjacent the free end A of the tube l2, other wadding 20 is used to confine the charge l6 therein. An annular flange 22 is formed upon the free end of the tube I2 and not only strengthens the device against rupture when fired, but also provides an anchor and gripping point for application of a longitudinal pull whereby a firing mechanism of this portion 'ofthe cartridge is parallelwith the longitudinal axis of the article or cartridge case, while the inner portion thereof is bored in a i i greater diameterthan the inner diameter off the tube I2. Threads 26 are cut in the shell thus formed .-and, are adapted to-hold the ;cartridge in detachable union upon a gun apparatus Q-f The material 30 remaining betweenthej base of the threadedjbor'e and the end of' the"tube"l2*-j constitutes a barrier between these 'divisions off; 1 the cartridge and as shown in Figures'2, 4,5;fand

7, this wall or'barrier is bored at 32 to such size and shape as totightl receiveapercussion cap l Ellto fire thefcharge of powder I4. i

marily designedto destroy predatory animals such asthe coyote, itfisdesirable thatsuitable bait 40 be secured upon the-'caseof the cartridge a's -a means tolurethei'animal 'theretor After an animal has been :enticed-to the fgunl I Since the ammunition ofithis inyention is bri @{It is conceivable that various;changesand --rmodificatio ns mai made in practicing thefin; vention'in -dpartuzje from-the particular show mg 1 or "the drawifng {and description as" given;

Experience has shown in a wide number of "eases that the typeot gun trap-and the ammunition herein disclosed form a' most efiicient means a of destroying predatory animals.

,Also, ammunition prepared in accordance withf "the teaching of; this, application permits of -8. number of adyanta'ges n'ot heretofore present in operating traps of this character; The first o'f these advantages is represented by thefact that being'prepared' under,conditions'of normalcy, the powderandfiiethal jcharg'eare 'uniform.' Also, the V bait is a maximum 'potency and is better secured r. fin position upon thecartrldge than if prepared under trying conditions represented by C0ld,-sno H or rain, and wind.'Afterjhaving fouridj ar clar a "zE-tridge in-zexploded Qif'filed condition it is onl necessary to unscrew the cartridge case from the fthreaded'boss' 50;t0Icock the gun mechanism-and to then screw a Iresh cartridge upon the boss v50.

The gun trap is then ready Ior'subsequent use;

- trap il l; and the. bait 40, such animal will 'ihstlric- 25- itively' take the ba t' t mouth andipull "Do --1 v j the same,thus it'is necessary thatthefbait be securelyipo'sitioned upon therartridgle, accord;

jingly resort is made to theannularflange-22 fas an anchor upon whichthe" bait 1s seo'lirely bosif withbut ,nbwe'ver;,;depar; mg 1 ifrom the truegspm To! 'thefinyjentioni definedby the scope ofithe; appended. claims,* whereforgthe' drawing; ,and descriptiori are illtxsttative only of the preferred '7 formofthjef nyention;'while'i thei claims arefto, 80 be construedas a 'true me'asur of theinvention.

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' or the animal whlch has taker lgthe bait llfl'into its" *mouth.- 'Y 

